The LORD was with Joseph,

and he became

    a successful man...

the LORD was with him,

and the LORD caused

     all that he did

to succeed in his hands.

               Genesis 39. 2-3

(The key word here

 is not Joseph

      but the LORD.

Joseph was

      faithful to God

      and His glory

in all that he did,

in all God laid before him,

no matter

       the circumstances,

       dire or favorable.

God brings the fruit

             from it.

Succeed in the Hebrew

  means to prosper

              and to flourish.

Our faithfulness blesses God

    and everyone around us.

Grumbling and complaining

   only manage to dig potholes.)

O LORD,

Show us the ways

     to be faithful to You,

even today,

even in the mess around us.

Please bring

      Your roots and Your fruit

in unlikely ways

and in impossible places

and among unexpected people.

We can never know

how You produce the growth

            or in whom.

We seek You,

   not outcomes within

          our range of vision,

but You.

For Your glory alone.